How to Create Cron Job for Inventory Feeds
 

We have around 20 vendor feeds loaded directly to separate folders on our server from our vendors every day.

I am looking for a way to automate the Inventory Updates. Has anyone ever created a cron job or have any advice on how this can be done?

Thanks for your help.

Re: How to Create Cron Job for Inventory Feeds
 

So your vendors send their inventory files to your server every day and you want a way to automatically update your store with the quantity and price data from those files?

How do you do the updates now?

Re: How to Create Cron Job for Inventory Feeds
 

Just update stock.

Re: How to Create Cron Job for Inventory Feeds
 

Have you looked at the BCSE Pro Importer?

Re: How to Create Cron Job for Inventory Feeds
 

Hi,

We had our engineering team custom build cron jobs based on our vendors API feed. I would ask your vendors to see if they can supply you with a "API Product Feed". This would be much easier than having to manually import data, and thus decrease time needed.

Essentially what this does is it allows you to directly import in product data and important information directly into your database.

For us, we have 10 product feeds, that are setup on a cron job to automatically check for new product updates every 24 hours and product stock every 4 hours. Since our product catalog consists of over 10,000 items, its essential that we have the most up to date information possible to sell to customers.

Let me know if you have any questions.